First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) Competitors

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE) and First Industrial Realty Trust (NYSE:FR) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and media sentiment.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ARE or FR?

Alexandria Real Estate Equities has higher revenue and earnings than First Industrial Realty Trust. Alexandria Real Estate Equities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Industrial Realty Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alexandria Real Estate Equities	$3.12B	4.27	$322.95M	-$0.13	-592.05
First Industrial Realty Trust	$669.64M	11.04	$287.55M	$1.79	31.18

Is ARE or FR more profitable?

First Industrial Realty Trust has a net margin of 33.18% compared to Alexandria Real Estate Equities' net margin of -0.33%. First Industrial Realty Trust's return on equity of 8.65% beat Alexandria Real Estate Equities' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alexandria Real Estate Equities	-0.33%	-0.05%	-0.03%
First Industrial Realty Trust	33.18%	8.65%	4.38%

Do analysts recommend ARE or FR?

Alexandria Real Estate Equities presently has a consensus price target of $95.87, indicating a potential upside of 24.56%. First Industrial Realty Trust has a consensus price target of $56.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.34%. Given Alexandria Real Estate Equities' higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Alexandria Real Estate Equities is more favorable than First Industrial Realty Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alexandria Real Estate Equities	3 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.08
First Industrial Realty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Do institutionals & insiders believe in ARE or FR?

96.5% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.9% of First Industrial Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of First Industrial Realty Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer ARE or FR?

In the previous week, Alexandria Real Estate Equities had 13 more articles in the media than First Industrial Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Alexandria Real Estate Equities and 8 mentions for First Industrial Realty Trust. First Industrial Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat Alexandria Real Estate Equities' score of 0.84 indicating that First Industrial Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Alexandria Real Estate Equities	13 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Industrial Realty Trust	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is ARE or FR a better dividend stock?

Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays an annual dividend of $5.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. First Industrial Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays out -4,061.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Industrial Realty Trust pays out 99.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and First Industrial Realty Trust has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Alexandria Real Estate Equities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, ARE or FR?

Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Industrial Realty Trust has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

First Industrial Realty Trust beats Alexandria Real Estate Equities on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.